Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent

Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent

Henry Grey (1541 – 31 January, 1615) was Earl of Kent from 1573 to his death.

He was a son of Henry Grey (1520–1545) and Margaret St. John. His paternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent and Anne Blennerhassett.

He was a younger brother of Reginald Grey, 5th Earl of Kent and an older brother of Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent.

He was married to Mary Cotton, daughter of Sir George Cotton and Mary Onley. There were no known children from this marriage.

He served as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire from 1586 to his death.

ources

*The Complete Peerage

External links

* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/grey02.htm A Grey family pedigree]


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